Portland is being harmed, and our government is standing down.

Federal agencies are operating inside this city with hostility, violence, and impunity. Civil rights are being violated. Residents are being hurt.

Our mayor, City Council, and governor know this — and they are choosing inaction.

Cities are not subjects. States are not colonies.

Portland has authority, autonomy, and an obligation to defend the people who live here. When government refuses to act, it forfeits legitimacy.

I am running for City Council because I will not accept silence, delay, or cowardice disguised as process.

I intend to force action — publicly, lawfully, and relentlessly.

This failure falls hardest on marginalized communities — people of color, immigrants, LGBTQIA+ people, disabled and unhoused residents — and it is morally indefensible.

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Contact me About me Why I’m running What I’ll do

Why I’m running

Portland and Oregon are not helpless inside the federal system. We have autonomy, agency, and legal authority to govern ourselves—and our elected representatives have abandoned that responsibility.

Federal hostility and overreach don’t land evenly. They fall hardest on marginalized communities—people of color, immigrants, LGBTQIA+ people, unhoused residents, disabled people, and everyone pushed to the edges. That harm is unacceptable on a foundational human level.

I’m running for City Council because local government still has power—and I intend to use it: budgets, ordinances, oversight, permitting authority, and public hearings—to force action instead of cowardice.

Who this is for

Federal overreach and state/city abandonment hit hardest where power always hits hardest—people of color, immigrants, LGBTQIA+ communities, unhoused and disabled residents, and everyone targeted for being vulnerable. A city that won’t defend its people is not self-governing. It’s surrendering.

What I’ll do as a Councilor

Use the budget as leverage

Use Council budget authority to block city support, funding pathways, and quiet cooperation with federal agencies engaged in unlawful harm.
Attach conditions and transparency requirements so City Hall can’t hide behind process or ambiguity.
Force recorded votes so the mayor and leadership must choose—publicly—who they serve.

Use city authority to challenge unlawful operations

Push to review and enforce local code, safety, zoning, and permitting requirements—including on federal facilities where applicable.
Where there are violations, demand enforcement action, permit review, and public legal accountability—no quiet exemptions.
Hold hearings, demand records, and refer civil rights violations for lawful investigation and action when supported by evidence.

About Me

I’m a District 3 resident and a graduate student studying human rights. My work focuses on how power, law, and institutions harm people — and how those systems can be challenged rather than managed.

I believe in socialism because I believe people deserve dignity, safety, and material security by default — not as rewards for compliance. I believe in equity, not hollow equality, because treating unequal conditions the same only preserves injustice.

I’m not running to build a political career. I’m running because the institutions meant to protect people are failing — and silence from those in power is a choice I refuse to accept.

Contact

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